Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

#BREAKING
Disturbing footage of masked men attacking protesters in #Iraq
-Iraqis say methods are not like Iraqi security forces
-Young woman says they are linked to #Iran-backed militias
-Unconfirmed reports claim snipers killed more than 100 protesters

https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1179987475764264960

#BREAKING
Iraqi cleric Muqtada Sadr is calling on Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi to resign & early elections to be held under UN supervision in order to end the bloodshed.

(File photo of Sadr)

#UPDATE
Oct 4 - Najaf, southern #Iraq
The sound of rapid & heavy gunfire as #Iran-backed Asaeb al-Haq militia fire on demonstrators.

Oct 4 - Baghdad, #Iraq
Footage of protesters being targeted by sniper fire.
Voices heard saying "wounded" and "martyr."

Unconfirmed reports claim over 100 people have been killed in these protests, mainly by snipers.

Official numbers stand at 44.